MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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